AP with WE service administrator and parent guide

AP with WE Service Administrator and Parent Guide Enhancing AP Coursework Through Service Learning AP with WE Service provides students with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Advanced P[.]

Enhancing AP

Coursework Through

Service Learning

AP with WE Service provides students with the opportunity to deepen

their understanding of Advanced Placement® course content and skills In this program, students apply what they learn in their AP course to complete a service learning project Through service learning—an academic pedagogy distinct from volunteering

or participating in community service—students are given focused opportunities to practice and strengthen their skills outside the classroom

AP with WE Service courses use the same rigorous curriculum framework and exams as traditional AP courses

To enhance the AP course, students investigate a social issue connected to their course content and skills, with the goal of applying their understanding to

a local and global service project

“AP with WE thoroughly prepared me for college.… As a freshman, I immediately [sought] out the service learning clubs and volunteer opportunities that my school provided AP with WE Service taught me that being selfless is the best way I can make an impact on my college campus.”

— Aishwarya Palekar, AP with WE Service, Georgia Gwinnett College,

Lawrenceville, GA

The AP with WE Service Experience

AP with WE Service encourages students to:

 Tackle real-life local and global problems that interest them

by efectively applying their academic learnings outside the

classroom through meaningful and sustained service

 Build an understanding of their active role and ownership

in solving today’s problems as they drive change and

demonstrate civic responsibility

 Demonstrate skills for college readiness and success:

 Communication: They work collaboratively within

teams and with community members to research,

plan, and execute service projects by expressing

opinions, clearly communicating ideas, and defending

a position with evidence

 Critical thinking and analysis: They complete a needs

assessment of the problem, draw conclusions, and

evaluate project impact

 Leadership: They perform a role within the project

team where they own their respective work and

present results to community members to motivate

further action

AP with WE Service Recognition on Score Reports

Students earn the AP with WE Service Recognition on the

official score reports sent to colleges and universities by

meeting all the requirements in the program rubric and by

taking the AP exam in the relevant AP course Since 2016,

more than 8,500 students who have earned the AP with WE

Service Recognition have sent score reports to more than 800

colleges and universities Admissions teams will be seeing the

recognition on the Scholar Award section of AP score reports

How Students Earn the AP with WE Service

Recognition

Inside and outside the classroom, students engage in the

following activities:

 Research and investigate an issue relevant to their

AP course content and skills

 Conduct analysis of related problems and solutions,

and identify a project

 Develop an action plan and complete their project

 Showcase their findings to communicate conclusion,

impact, or make a recommendation

Learn more about AP with WE Service and view our Impact

Report at: collegeboard.org/apwe

“Students should be encouraged to engage in meaningful, sustained community service that

is authentically chosen, consistent, and well-structured, and that provides opportunity for reflection both individually and with peers and adults The college admissions process should value this kind of service.”

— Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good Through College Admissions